A.T.O.M. Science Club

Many people know and love the water bear, also known as the tardigrade. Campers are thrilled to hear they will get a chance to observe this amazing animal! Using their own tardigrade community and microscopes, campers will gain a clear understanding of how tardigrades eat and digest food and have babies (they have transparent bodies). They will then observe the baby tardigrades grow to maturity. Following the scientific method taught in STEM education, campers will report their observations to each other and discuss their hypotheses for these observations. This amazing hands-on activity will let campers observe the entire life cycle of an animal—known to be one of the toughest alive—up close, with real scientists as their role models.